The Outsider fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, mystery, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Outsider is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, mystery, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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The Outsider is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 season
It has 1 season with 10 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 75 out of 100, so both groups see The Outsider much the same way.
It ran from 2020 to 2020 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+102GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Outsider in 116 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Outsider, including Uncanny Valley, Humanoid Abomination, Agent Mulder.
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